U.N. Security Council again fails to take unified action on North Korea

The U.N. Security Council failed Monday as in previous recent efforts to take unified action over the latest test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea, as the positions of most members and those of China and Russia remained far apart.The Security Council convened an urgent meeting to address Pyongyang's launch of an ICBM last week after the Group of Seven industrial nations called on the council to take "significant measures."But the day's session only resulted in a U.S.-led group of 14 U.N. member states, including many that hold nonpermanent seats on the Security…READ FULL ARTICLE